Progress report had a shot in committee (8,5)
I believe the answer is:
bulletin board
'progress report' is the definition.
'bulletin board' can be an answer for 'report' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'progress' bit.
'a shot in committee' is the wordplay.
'a shot' becomes 'bullet' (I've seen this in other clues).
'committee' becomes 'board' (board is a kind of committee).
'bullet'+'in'+'board'='BULLETIN BOARD'
'had' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bulletin board that I've seen before include "online forum" , "Internet system for sharing information" , "Notice place" , "Place to find info" , "Here notices" .)